ProcessPro, St. Cloud, Minn., released its cultivation management system (CMS), an integrated plant management solution that provides tracking capabilities from propagation to harvest.
Taranis, New Richmond, Wis., launched an updated, insights-centered platform, designed to help farmers and agriculture retailers glean insights into how to improve their yields.
Ongoing geopolitical tension, the threat of El Niño weather system and diseases affecting livestock bring great uncertainty to the outlook for 2019.
November 20, 2018
A “melting pot” of risks, including U.S. trade war with China, disease and extreme weather will threaten global food price stability in 2019, according to research from Rabobank, The Netherlands.
Freight Farms, Boston, Mass., announced Grown by Freight Farms, an on-site vertical farming service that installs the company’s signature hydroponic farm—the Leafy Green Machine—on site and designates a farmer to operate, monitor and maintain the farm.
Through the touch of a smart tablet or a computer keystroke, dairy consultants work with farmers to track key information, including milk productivity, animal health and comfort and feed formulation.
March 5, 2018
Cargill, Minneapolis, developed Dairy Enteligen, a new digital platform that unleashes the power of data and insights to help farmers improve their operations.
When it comes to trust, federal regulatory agencies rank eighth and food companies rank last on a list of 11 choices.
January 18, 2018
While food companies, federal regulatory agencies and farmers are held responsible for ensuring the health and safety of food, not all are trusted to get the job done, according to new research from The Center for Food Integrity (CFI), Kansas City, Mo.
In 2007, Smithfield became what is dubbed as the first company to commit to group housing systems.
January 8, 2018
Smithfield Foods, Inc., Smithfield, Va., fulfilled its industry-leading commitment of providing group housing systems for pregnant sows on all company-owned farms in the United States.
Freight Farms developed The Leafy Green Machine, which contains all the components needed for commercial food production.
November 1, 2017
Freight Farms, a Boston-based manufacturer of commercial-grade hydroponic farms built inside shipping containers, announced a corporate expansion to the South End Exchange neighborhood of Boston.